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Nearly 30,000 men, women and children have been buried at Willesden Jewish Cemetery since 1873 and people are still buried there today. The lives highlighted here represent the rich diversity of backgrounds and life experiences that deserve further exploration on a visit to the cemetery.
Willesden Jewish Cemetery was created as an amenity for Victorian Jews of German and Dutch origin who settled in London in 1873. Learn more about the cemetery timeline.
The Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery, usually known as Willesden Jewish Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery at Beaconsfield Road, Willesden, in the London Borough of Brent, England. It opened in 1873 on a 20-acre (0.08 km 2) site.
Described as ‘the most important and prestigious Orthodox Jewish Cemetery in Britain’ (Marks 2014, 153), the United Synagogue Cemetery (more generally known as Willesden Jewish Cemetery) was intended to serve London’s most illustrious Anglo-Jewish communities, notable within which were families including those who originally purchased the ...
Willesden Jewish Cemetery has been a prestigious burial ground for London’s Jewish community since 1873. Thanks to investment by the National Lottery, the United Synagogue has opened up the cemetery for the wider public to discover and explore, including a new House of Life visitor centre.
Learn more about the Orthodox Jewish Cemetery in Willesden run by the United Synagogue. The first burial at Willesden Jewish Cemetery was in October 1873 and the cemetery continues to be used up until today!
Willesden Jewish Cemetery contains burials of both wars. Of the 33 First World War graves, six form a small plot by the assembly hall and 22 of the 78 Second World War burials form a separate plot. The rest of the graves are scattered throughout the cemetery.
